BYÂ CHRISTOPHER HOFFMAN
Seven or eight years ago, the yoga instructor read a local newspaper article on how yoga helped veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder. She decided to do her bit and began giving free classes at the Newington Veterans Administration hospital.
“I was inspired by that and started volunteering my time at the VA,” said Manafort, owner of Newington Yoga Center.
Fast forward to today, and Manafort’s single class has grown into an integral part of the Connecticut VA’s PTSD treatment programs. Manafort — whom the VA now pays after she provided free services for years — runs weekly yoga programs at the VA’s West Haven and Newington campuses for veterans with PTSD. She also teaches yoga as part of the VA’s twice-yearly 12-week program for acute PTSD sufferers.
Manafort’s long-standing and deep commitment to helping former servicemen and women cope with the psychological scars of war has led some to call her a hero. It’s a label she dismisses immediately, calling it “embarrassing.”
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